Hinge



May 20 l 924. R. w. HUBBARD n HINGE Filed Aug. 17 1922 2 sheets-sheen 2 f T all whom t 11mg/ concern:

Patented May 20, 1924.

UNITED STATES I PAT et tiene ENT @Frise RICHARD W. HUBBABD, 0F,A$H'. LABULA, 015110'.

HINGE..

Application filed August 17',k 1922, v- Scrial No. 582,427.

' Be it known that I, RICHARD IHUBBRIS, a citizen of the United States, residing at Ashtabula, in the county of Ashtabula and State of Ohio have invented new and useful of which the fol- Vdetachable characteristics is also adapted to permit ofthe hanging of a door with respect to a jamb without the employment of skilled labor.

The invention further contemplates the` provision of a concealed hinge by'which the elimination of the well known pintle is effected.

The invention in all of its details will be fully understood from the following description and claims when the same are read in connection with the drawings accompanying and forming part of this specification, in which Y Figure 1 is a front elevation illustrating my novel hinge as the same appears when properly secured to adoor and jamb.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view showing the door and jamb as Well as the plates of the hinge and the concealed connection as the same appear when the door is closed. v i Y Figure 3 is asimilar view showing the door partially open.

Figure 4 is a view illustrating the hinge or portion as secured to a door.

Figure 5 is a view showing another porl tion of the hinge secured to the jamb. i Figure 6 is a view showing a portion yof the door and the manner in which the Same is cut away to receive the door hinge portion.

Figure 7 is a view illustrating one poi'- tion of the hinge in detail.

Similar numerals of reference designate corresponding parts in all the fviews of the drawings.

'dicated theV door For the purpose of illustration, I have inby the numeral 2 and the j amb by the numeral 1 but it will be maniouter flange of fest from the futuredescription lof the in vention' that the' .plates and elements may be used with equal facility either on the door or.on the jamb.

The door Zas well as thejamb 1 are provided with plates; the plate of the jamb be?" ing indicated by 8 and having the rolled outwardly extending portion'lO that terminates in the face portion 11 that bears against the formed in the edge of .the jamb and cated by 3.

apertures 171 screws when indi- This plate 4 11 is vprovided with for thereception of fastening he door and the lsaid plate 8; f is adapted'to seat in a channel Aor kerfA deemed expedient and the said,` j

plate is further provided with the rivet headed screws 13 that extend a slightzdistance away from the face ofthe plate for an important purpose hereinafter 'set ffoi'th.

The screws 13 under normal conditions are Y sufficient to detain the plate in proper position on the jamb and the apertures l1K1a are merely provided for the purpose yof reception of holding screws where the liability of the door and j amb being subjected to undue strain is apparent. plate in proper position on the jamb prior to thepermanent fastening of'the plate to Vthe jamb I provide on the sides and ends of apertures through which small nails (not numbered) p ass to inthe plate small itially hold and set the plate in proper'position. The door 2 isprovided with a plate 4 similar to the plate'S with the exception thatit h as a cut out Vportion in one edge. The door is provided with thecut away circular portion 16 and theplate 4 is provided with a face 7 that is secured to the door by means of the screws 7a. Thisplate is further provided with a rounded `portion @that corresponds to the portion 10 of the plate A.

The movable element oftmy lnovel hinge comprisesthe'leaf `lflnhaving the peculiarly constructed slots 12EL and the said leaf is further provided witli a strap of semi-circular In order to secure the` construction and indicated by v14 and hav#V ving' the portion 17 thatterminates in the intle receivinor element which in turni'e is ters with the '.pintle receiving elements of vthe leaf 15".

This leaf is .somewhat similar tothe leaf -12 with the exception that it is not provided with the slots but is provided with screws receiving apertures adapted to receive the screw or screws 7a. The leaves 12 and 15b are securely held with respect to each other by means of the pintle 1,8 and.

the leaf 15b is provided with an opening 15a through which the strap 14 passes into the cut out portion 16 of the door. The leaf is further provided with the integral portion 15 that bears against thefside of the door as shown in Figure t. y

In the practical use of this invention the plates t and 8 are properly positioned by means of the small nails but previous to this securing operation the movable element Y comprising the leaves 12 and 15h is positioned on the plate 4t with the portion 7 resting between said leaves. The leaves are then separated to the position shown in F igure 3 and the screws 7a are then seated into the door. Manifestly if desired screws may be passed through some of the apertures of the leaf 15b before the plate and portion 7 thereof has been placed so as to be straddled by the leaves. Then the plate has been properly positioned on the ydoor as shown in Figure t it is then merely necessary to secure the plate 8 tothe jamb by meanskof the small brads or pins 5. The rivet headed screws are then driven so as to have the head extending slightly outward from the plate when it is simply necessary to lift the door so that the channels 12l may clear the rivets 13. yl/Vhen this has been accomplished it is simply necessary rto let go the door in order that the upper ends Yof the channels may bear against the shank of the screw. It will be apparent that brads 9 may be used to properly position the plate ,38 as is the case with the position of the plate 4 by means of the brads 5. It will be readily apparent that a novice may hang' the door and the hinge as a whole as far as the application thereof is practically fool proof for the reason that because of a peculiar construction of the slots or channels 12a the leaves 12 and 15" may be put on upside down or vice versa without defeating the purpose of the invention.

The invention pertains vto the hanging of doors forhouses, vehicles and the like and more particularly toV automobile doors. The hanging of the latter class of doors iequires the exercise of a .large amount of skill with the consequent increase in the cost y Y of the vehicle due to the high wages paid to skilled mechanics. lVith my invention, any Yperson capable of handling a screw driver may within a very shortvtime become eilicient in the attachment and securing of a door to a Vjamb and when means of my invention the liability of the sagging of a door is effectually precluded.

he removal of a door from the jamb or casing is a very siinplematter and this is highly advantageous when it is stated that which could not present in use on motor vehicles.

` posing finishing so attached by frequently a motorist or the like desires to increase the carrying capacity of the vehicle by removing the door from the )amb be attempted with hinges at It will also be apparent that the person applying the hinge is not required to eXer cise skill inthe selection of the element to be secured to the door or jamb as the said elements may be used with equal facility either on the door or on the jainb.

The hinge is instantly detachable and is likewise a right-hand or left-hand hinge and permits of the removal'of the door without the withdrawal of the screws.

lVhen desired the leaves `12 and 15b be constructed without the such case it would be necessary to hinge the plates to each other by means of a pintle surrounded by a spring. This construction would permit of the hanging of light doors such as screen doors.

Having described my invention what I claim and desire'to secure by Letters Pat-fj may ent is ed to be secured to a door; said plates being".

connected in hingedmanner with respect to each other and having a strap formed integral on one of the plates and extending. and surrounding one face of the opposing plate, linishing plates secured on the abut-v ting surfaces of the casing and door, projections formed on one of the finishing plates for engaging elongated slots of the hinged plates anda slot formed in the 0pplate to permit travel of'. the strap of the hinged plates into a cut out portion of the door casing.

2. A door hinge comprising two plates, a slot formed in one plate, a strap formed integral onone plate and extending throughthe slot of the first plate whereby the plates are hinged to each other; said strap surrounding one of the plates, Finishing plates secured on the door faces, projections formed on one finishing plate to engage slots formed in the opposite plate, and a cut-out portion arranged in rear of one plate to permit travel of the strap on operation of the door.

In testimonywhereof I have hereunto seti-Y my hand in presence of two subscribing witnesses. Y

RICHARD- 1V. HUBBARD lVitnesses:

N. P. FAssiiTT, G, L. MEANS. f

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